# NTSB MIA79DKT31: Cessna 152, N757ZK, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1979
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0549   79/2/4    FT LAUDERDALE,FL    CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N757ZK              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757ZK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757ZK-1982-03-29), registration cancelled 1982-03-29, S/N 15280132 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Int

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790204009239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790204009239A), Feb 4, 1979: Cessna 152, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Student bounced airplane on runway. Collapsed nose gear. Damaged wings and elavators.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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